do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-438/21: Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2022 — TL v Commission (Civil service — Members of the temporary staff — Fixed-term contract — Decision not to renew the contract — Vacancy notice — Manifest error of assessment — Duty of care — Psychological harassment — Liability)
Date: 2022-07-13
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: damages, harassment at work, job vacancy, psychological harassment, servant (EU), temporary employment, termination of employment








C_2022359EN.01006801.xml










19.9.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 359/68






Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2022 — TL v Commission
(Case T-438/21) (1)

(Civil service - Members of the temporary staff - Fixed-term contract - Decision not to renew the contract - Vacancy notice - Manifest error of assessment - Duty of care - Psychological harassment - Liability)
(2022/C 359/82)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: TL (represented by: L. Levi and N. Flandin, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: B. Mongin and M. Brauhoff, acting as Agents)

Re:

By her action based on Article 270 TFEU, the applicant, TL, seeks, first, annulment of the decision of the European Commission’s authority empowered to conclude contracts of employment of 29 October 2020 not to renew her contract of employment and, so far as necessary, of the decision of 20 April 2021 rejecting her complaint brought under Article 90(2) of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union against that decision and, secondly, compensation in respect of the damage which she claims to have suffered as a result of those acts.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders TL to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 357, 6.9.2021.
Case T-176/21: Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2022 — CCTY Bearing Company v EUIPO — CCVI International (CCTY) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark CCTY — Earlier EU figurative mark CCVI — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Misuse of rights — Article 71 of Regulation 2017/1001)
Date: 2022-07-13
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, bearing, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2022359EN.01006601.xml










19.9.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 359/66






Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2022 — CCTY Bearing Company v EUIPO — CCVI International (CCTY)
(Case T-176/21) (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark CCTY - Earlier EU figurative mark CCVI - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Misuse of rights - Article 71 of Regulation 2017/1001)
(2022/C 359/79)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: CCTY Bearing Company (Zhenjiang, China) (represented by: L. Genz and C. Stadler, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Capostagno and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: CCVI International Srl (Vicenza, Italy) (represented by: D. Demarinis, R. Covelli and M. Theisen, lawyers)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 3 February 2021 (Case R 779/2020-4).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders CCTY Bearing Company to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 206, 31.5.2021.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10757 – MUTARES / CIMOS) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 269/09
Date: 2022-07-13
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, motor vehicle, vehicle parts








C_2022269EN.01003201.xml










13.7.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 269/32






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10757 – MUTARES / CIMOS)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 269/09)

1.   
On 5 July 2022, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






—


Mutares SE & Co. KGaA (‘Mutares’, Germany),










—


Cimos d.d (‘Cimos’, Slovenia).




Mutares will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of Cimos.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following:






—


Mutares is an investment company focusing on the acquisition of parts of large corporations and medium-sized companies in transitional situations,










—


Cimos manufactures and supplies parts and accessories for motor vehicles, in particular turbocharger and powertrain components.






3.   
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.
Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.


4.   
The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:
M.10757 – MUTARES / CIMOS
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu
Fax +32 22964301
Postal address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË







(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 12 July 2022 2022/C 269/07
Date: 2022-07-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2022269EN.01002901.xml










13.7.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 269/29






Euro exchange rates (1)

12 July 2022
(2022/C 269/07)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0042 




JPY


Japanese yen


137,31 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4408 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,84823 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,6290 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9883 




ISK


Iceland króna


139,10 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,2754 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,582 




HUF


Hungarian forint


409,98 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,8190 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9413 




TRY


Turkish lira


17,4392 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4900 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3094 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


7,8828 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6395 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4127 




KRW


South Korean won


1 315,10 




ZAR


South African rand


17,1509 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


6,7518 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5170 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 054,05 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,4556 




PHP


Philippine peso


56,648 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


36,392 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,4009 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,8883 




INR


Indian rupee


79,8965 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-573/21: Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2022 — Brand Energy Holdings v EUIPO (RAPIDGUARD) (EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark RAPIDGUARD — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001 — Right to be heard)
Date: 2022-07-13
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, building materials, metal product, metals, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2022359EN.01006901.xml










19.9.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 359/69






Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2022 — Brand Energy Holdings v EUIPO (RAPIDGUARD)
(Case T-573/21) (1)

(EU trade mark - Application for EU word mark RAPIDGUARD - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001 - Right to be heard)
(2022/C 359/84)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Brand Energy Holdings BV (Vlaardingen, Netherlands) (represented by: A. Hönninger and F. Dechent, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Walicka, acting as Agent)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 30 June 2021 (Case R 294/2021-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Brand Energy Holdings BV to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).






(1)  OJ C 431, 25.10.2021.
Case T-194/20: Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2022 — JF v EUCAP Somalia (Arbitration clause — International contract staff of EUCAP Somalia — Common Foreign and Security Policy mission — Non-renewal of employment contract following the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union — Right to be heard — Equal treatment — Non-discrimination on grounds of nationality — Transition period provided for in the agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union — Action for annulment — Action for damages — Acts inseparable from the contract — Inadmissibility)
Date: 2022-07-13
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Somalia, United Kingdom, discrimination on the basis of nationality, equal treatment, fact-finding mission, indemnification, rights of the defence, termination of employment, transitional period (EU), withdrawal from the EU








C_2022359EN.01006201.xml










19.9.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 359/62






Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2022 — JF v EUCAP Somalia
(Case T-194/20) (1)

(Arbitration clause - International contract staff of EUCAP Somalia - Common Foreign and Security Policy mission - Non-renewal of employment contract following the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union - Right to be heard - Equal treatment - Non-discrimination on grounds of nationality - Transition period provided for in the agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union - Action for annulment - Action for damages - Acts inseparable from the contract - Inadmissibility)
(2022/C 359/74)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: JF (represented by: A. Kunst, lawyer)

Defendant: EUCAP Somalia (represented by: E. Raoult, lawyer)

Re:

By his action, the applicant, seeks, first, on the basis of Article 263 TFEU, annulment of EUCAP Somalia’s note of 18 January 2020 and the letter of 29 January 2020 by which it decided not to renew his contract of employment and, secondly, on the basis of Article 268 TFEU, compensation for the damage he suffered as a result of those acts, and, in the alternative, on the basis of Article 272 TFEU, that the contested acts be declared unlawful and compensation for the damage he suffered as a result of those acts.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders JF to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 201, 15.6.2020.
Case T-768/20: Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2022 — Standard International Management v EUIPO — Asia Standard Management Services (The Standard) (EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — EU figurative mark The Standard — Declaration of revocation — Place of the use of the mark — Advertisements and offers for sale to consumers in the EU — Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001keywords)
Date: 2022-07-13
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, advertising, catering industry, clothing, hairdressing and beauty care, hotel industry, leather, provision of services, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2022359EN.01006402.xml










19.9.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 359/64






Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2022 — Standard International Management v EUIPO — Asia Standard Management Services (The Standard)
(Case T-768/20) (1)

(EU trade mark - Revocation proceedings - EU figurative mark The Standard - Declaration of revocation - Place of the use of the mark - Advertisements and offers for sale to consumers in the EU - Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001keywords)
(2022/C 359/77)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Standard International Management LLC (New York, New York (United States) (represented by: M. Edenborough QC, S. Wickenden, Barrister, and M. Maier, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Gája, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Asia Standard Management Services Ltd (Hong Kong, China)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 27 November 2020 (Case R 828/2020-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 27 November 2020 (Case R 828/2020-5) as regards the services in Classes 38, 39, 41, 43 and 44;










2.


Orders EUIPO to bear, in addition to its own costs, those incurred by Standard International Management LLC, including those incurred for the purposes of the proceedings before the Board of Appeal.






(1)  OJ C 62, 22.2.2021.
Case T-147/21: Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2022 — Gugler France v EUIPO — Gugler (GUGLER) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU figurative mark GUGLER — Absolute ground for invalidity — No bad faith — Article 51(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Date: 2022-07-13
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, building, building materials, glass, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2022359EN.01006501.xml










19.9.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 359/65






Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2022 — Gugler France v EUIPO — Gugler (GUGLER)
(Case T-147/21) (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark GUGLER - Absolute ground for invalidity - No bad faith - Article 51(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
(2022/C 359/78)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Gugler France (Les Auxons, France) (represented by: A. Grolée, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Alexander Gugler (Maxdorf, Germany) (represented by: M. -C. Simon, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 9 December 2020 (Case R 893/2020-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Gugler France to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 163, 3.5.2021.
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive (EU) 2018/2001 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources, Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings and Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency (COM(2022) 222 final)
Date: 2022-07-13
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: EU energy policy, administrative formalities, building, energy consumption, energy efficiency, energy production, energy saving, renewable energy, renewable resources, thermal insulation








C_2022443EN.01014501.xml










22.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 443/145






Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive (EU) 2018/2001 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources, Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings and Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency
(COM(2022) 222 final)
(2022/C 443/22)






Referral


European Parliament, 6.6.2022
Council of the European Union, 15.6.2022




Legal basis


Article 91 and 304 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union




Section responsible


Transport, Energy, Infrastructure and the Information Society




Adopted at plenary


13.7.2022




Plenary session No


571




Outcome of vote
(for/against/abstentions)


201/2/1




Since the Committee endorses the content of the proposal and feels that it requires no comment on its part, it decided to issue an opinion endorsing the proposed text.

Brussels, 13 July 2022.


The President of the European Economic and Social Committee

Christa SCHWENG
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10758 – EIM / BROOKFIELD / NIELSEN) (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 314/02
Date: 2022-07-13
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: data collection, economic concentration, investment company, marketing, merger control, multinational enterprise, opinion poll, property market, renewable energy, subsidiary








C_2022314EN.01000201.xml










18.8.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 314/2






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10758 – EIM / BROOKFIELD / NIELSEN)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 314/02)
On 13 July 2022, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:






—


in the merger section of the ‘Competition policy’ website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,










—


in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32022M10758. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-438/22: Action brought on 13 July 2022 — International British Education XXI v EUIPO — Saint George’s School (IBE ST. GEORGE’S)
Date: 2022-07-13
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, cultural event, education, footwear industry, registered trade mark, sporting event, teaching, teaching materials, trade-mark law








C_2022340EN.01005301.xml










5.9.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 340/53






Action brought on 13 July 2022 — International British Education XXI v EUIPO — Saint George’s School (IBE ST. GEORGE’S)
(Case T-438/22)
(2022/C 340/72)
Language in which the application was lodged: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: International British Education XXI SL (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: N. Fernández Fernández-Pacheco, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Saint George’s School SL (Fornells De La Selva, Spain)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: Application for EU figurative mark IBE ST. GEORGE’S — Application No 18 020 505

Proceedings before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 11 May 2022 in Case R 2226/2020-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


grant EU trade mark No 18 020 505 IBE ST. GEORGE’S in respect of all of the goods and services applied for;










—


order the intervener and the defendant, if applicable, to pay the costs incurred in all the proceedings before EUIPO and the General Court.





Plea in law

Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10594 – SECURITAS / STANLEY SECURITY) (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 388/01
Date: 2022-07-13
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, provision of services, security services








C_2022388EN.01000101.xml










10.10.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 388/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10594 – SECURITAS / STANLEY SECURITY)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 388/01)
On 13 July 2022, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:






—


in the merger section of the ‘Competition policy’ website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,










—


in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32022M10594. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.